The Usual Place
By The Straits Times
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Synopsis: Join host and correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah every Thursday live at noon, as she unpacks the latest current affairs with guests.
Podcaster: Natasha Ann Zachariah
Executive producers: Danson Cheong
Editorial producer: Elizabeth Law
A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media
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S1E96: Singapore forensic psychologist explains why voyeurs and molesters commit crimes
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May 21, 2026 |
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S1E95: Is caning an appropriate way to discipline school bullies?
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May 14, 2026 |
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S1E94: Sky high condo prices: are sales being funded by parents' retirement savings?
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May 07, 2026 |
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S1E93: Are people not having children because of PSLE stress and the education arms race?
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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S1E92: New signs on MRT trains spark debate on how to behave on public transport in Singapore
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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S1E91: What happens when single-sex schools go co-ed?
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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S1E90: Have we hit the panic button over the Iran war?
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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S1E89: New IP rider rules just kicked in. Are you actually better or worse off?
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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S1E88: How can recycling be sexy?
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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S1E87: Should the Government fund condo repairs?
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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S1E86: What does the war in Iran change for Singapore?
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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S1E85: Traffic deaths hit a 10-year high: What's happening on our roads?
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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S1E84: Is owning a car in Singapore now out of reach?
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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S1E83: Budget 2026: Will AI lead to more inequality?
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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S1E82: Budget 2026: Why is Singapore betting big on AI?
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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S1E81: She became a plumber, he chose the woodworking life. What drew them to blue-collared work?
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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S1E80: Has Trump ‘ruptured’ the global order? What can Singapore do?
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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S1E79: Are central kitchen meals coming to every Singapore school?
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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S1E78: Pritam Singh no longer Leader of the Opposition, what next for WP?
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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S1E77: New year, new job? What’s in store for job seekers in 2026?
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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S1E74: Why are buyers willing to pay $900,000 for 3-room resale HDB flats?
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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S1E76: SEA Games 2025: Athletes Kerstin Ong and Amanda Lim on chasing their sporting dreams despite struggles
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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S1E75: Why are Singaporeans still falling prey to scams? An expert explains
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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S1E73: Primary 1 registrations: Should kids be automatically assigned to schools?
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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S1E72: Will AI take our jobs? Jasmin Lau, Goh Hanyan say what they think
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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S1E71: How can we get Singapore consumers to buy locally farmed produce?
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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S1E70: What’s with the fixation over brand-name schools?
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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S1E69: Megan Khung abuse case: How can we fix the system that failed her?
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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S1E68: The ex-vaper who had to ‘wash’ his lungs multiple times: Here's his story
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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S1E67: What's PSP chief Leong Mun Wai up to now that he’s no longer in Parliament
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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S1E66: WFH vs WFO: Why are more companies making employees return to office?
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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S1E65: WP offers S’poreans distinct alternatives to the PAP, say the party’s new MPs
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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S1E64: 15 disruptions in 3 months: Can a task force fix our MRT woes?
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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S1E63: The pickleball pickle: Loud nuisance or fun pastime?
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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S1E62: No alcohol, just vibes: How are Singapore’s Gen Zs partying differently?
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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S1E61: Is it just a rent issue? What’s really killing Singapore’s F&B businesses?
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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S1E60: ‘It makes me want to spam-apply’: Fresh grads tell Tan See Leng about tough job market
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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S1E59: PM Wong’s NDR speech lacks ‘bitter medicine’: Jeremy Tan
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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S1E58: To Vers or not to Vers: How will this scheme affect HDB prices?
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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S1E57: From texting to talking: Why Gen Zs are taking classes on yapping
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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S1E55: Astronomer executives’ Coldplay scandal: Why it went viral and the obsession with public shaming
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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S1E54: Kpod vapes, zombie kids: Why it’s time to raise the alarm
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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S1E53: What’s next for PSP following its post-GE2025 leadership shake-up?
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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S1E52: Is using Gen AI for schoolwork and tests cheating?
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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S1E51: Running clubs: Should you join one to improve your mindset and lifestyle?
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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S1E50: Chasing clout on LinkedIn: the fine line between being real and self-serving
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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S1E49: All in the family: What keeps these next-gen F&B owners cooking
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May 29, 2025 |
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S1E48: What PM Wong’s new Cabinet line-up signals for succession
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May 22, 2025 |
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S1E47: Online shaming, public blow-ups: Can we talk civilly without labels or rage?
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May 15, 2025 |
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S1E1: Landslide win: PAP gets 65.57% of votes in Singapore general election
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May 03, 2025 |
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S1E46: GE2025: Trailing candidates, squeezing into rallies - covering the campaign as young journalists
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May 01, 2025 |
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S1E45: GE2025: WP’s Sengkang team on going from new faces to first-term MPs
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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S1E44: GE2025: How did RDU go from contesting 1 constituency in 2020 to 4 this year?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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S1E43: GE2025: GST, tight contests - Analysts react to PAP’s Fullerton rally
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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S1E42: GE2025: 3 PAP new faces on kinder politics and being their true selves
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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S1E41: GE2025: Is ‘abandonment’ the word of the campaign so far?
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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S1E40: GE2025: Talking Tampines with Workers’ Party
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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S1E39: GE2025: PAP's new candidates on Nomination Day whirlwind, handling online negativity
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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S1E38: Partners in life and politics: PSP’s Hazel Poa and Tony Tan on GE2025
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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S1E37: On to his 9th GE: Shanmugam on his 37 years in politics
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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S1E36: GE2025: Dissecting political parties' game plan up till Nomination Day
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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S1E35: Fadli Fawzi on joining the Workers’ Party, poems and his meet-cute story
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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S1E34: How MP Tin Pei Ling continues to serve residents amid public scrutiny
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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S1E33: Sembawang MP Mariam Jaafar on being a first-term MP
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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S1E32: Ong Ye Kung's health tips, his love for Sembawang GRC and being lit on social media
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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S1E31: Grace Fu on S’pore’s climate change fight, changes to Yuhua SMC
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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S1E30: Desmond Lee on housing, GE2025 and lessons learnt as a politician
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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S1E29: EBRC report: What the new electoral boundaries mean for GE2025
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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S1E28: Fighting cancer in their 30s: These are Hannah's and Samuel's stories
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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S1E27: Workers' Party's Gerald Giam on how he sees politics
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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S1E26: How did Budget 2025 stack up? The Usual Place Podcast breaks it down
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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S1E25: Saving our old buildings from obscurity: What can young people do?
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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S1E24: At The Usual Place with Sun Xueling
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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S1E23: Bringing home your (fur)baby: Ready to be a first-time pet owner?
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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S1E22: Desmond Tan on life - and lessons - as a first-term MP
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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S1E21: Where are Singaporeans travelling to in 2025?
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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S1E20: Abs like Thor, curves like Kim K: are unrealistic expectations holding us back in the gym?
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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S1E19: Dating with KPIs? How to rework your dating mindset for 2025
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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S1E18: Holiday Survival Guide: Tips For The Parties
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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S1E17: How you doin’ … at making friends?
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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S1E16: With all the talk about mental health, should we be in therapy?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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S1E15: Going Ga-Ga Over Labubu: Why?
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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S1E14: Getting death plans in order: Our young guests discuss
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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S1E13: Confronting suicide: The conversations we need
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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S1E12: Rooting for our mother tongues in Singapore
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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S1E11: Why parents should not see teachers as service providers: Chan Chun Sing
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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S1E10: Bye-bye 5Cs. Hello, purpose: how we redefine success
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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S1E9: Flexibility at work: The secret sauce to more babies?
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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S1E1: Why does it feel like Singaporeans are angry all the time?
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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S1E1: What makes a National Day song a classic? Tell us your favourites
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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S1E8: The FOMO over old buildings in Singapore
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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S1E1: Which old building or space in Singapore would you not want to see go?
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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S1E1: How do you translate "tumpang" into standard English?
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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S1E7: Standard English vs Singlish: Is the lingual tug-of-war over?
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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S1E1: Singaporeans can code-switch. Sure anot?
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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S1E6: Eat, shoot and post: What makes a good food reviewer?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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S1E5: Are young people breaking up with dating apps?
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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S1E4: Titus Low: From SG's most famous OnlyFans creator to real estate agent?
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May 15, 2024 |
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S1E3: Youths on their expectations of Singapore's next PM Lawrence Wong
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May 02, 2024 |
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S1E2: TMI: Has social media made us oversharers?
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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S1E1: Having babies: Natural next step after marriage or thank you, next?
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Apr 04, 2024 |